Sultan Aliev, Hyun Gyu Lim to Meet at UFC 202

An Octagon veteran since 2013, Lim is in desperate need of a
victory when he takes on Aliev. The South Korean is coming off a
second-round TKO loss to Neil Magny at
UFC Fight Night 66 in May 2015 and has dropped two of his last
three overall. “The Ace” had become a fan favorite due to his
free-swinging knockout style and was supposed to take on Dominique
Steele in November, but Lim had to withdraw from the bout.

After losing to Doug
Marshall in the Bellator
MMA cage in 2013, Russia’s Aliev rattled off four straight wins
in smaller organizations, with all of his victories coming via
knockout. His winning streak garnered him a contract with the UFC,
but Aliev was unsuccessful in his Octagonal debut, losing via
first-round knockout to Kenny
Robertson at UFC on Fox 14 almost 18 months ago. He hasn’t
fought since.

UFC 202 will take place on Aug. 20 in Las Vegas at the new T-Mobile
Arena. The marquee is headlined by the rematch between reigning
featherweight champion Conor
McGregor and the man who submitted him at UFC 196, Nate Diaz.